This took forever for me to finally write. The idea has been bugging me for about a month so I finally decided to write it. Drop me a review and tell me if you like it and if I should continue. Criticism is very much appreciated!

Disclaimer: I don't own criminal minds, a rose, or even a cat. I do however have legal rights to my thoughts and my imaginary lawyer, Steve.

"Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy."

~Eskimo Proverb quotes

Garcia wiped her eyes and placed her rose on the coffin. It was a pale rose, meaning friendship. She couldn't help the tiny sob that escaped her, then Morgan was there to put his arm around her shoulders. There were tears in his eyes too. JJ joined them with Will and Henry. Soon the whole team was there silently looking at the pale, pearl colored coffin in front of them. They all couldn't help thinking that this day had come way too soon. But there was nothing they could change no matter how much they wanted to.

A month Earlier.

JJ's heels clicked sharply on the tiles as she made her way to the round table room. Besides an unusually late Reid the whole team was there. Morgan flipped his phone shut with a snap.

"Reid says he'll be here in a minute or two, so start without him." the dark skinned agent announced. JJ nodded and turned on the monitor.

"This is twenty seven year old Samuel Anderson. He was found crucified to a tree in a park five miles from his house." the liaison said. Garcia swallowed and looked away as the picture the young man nailed to a tree.

"Crucified?" Prentiss echoed.

"Yes, and this was found in his hand." Another image came up of a piece of paper.

"'For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal . . . '" Rossi read out loud.

"Second Timothy 3:2" Reid said from the doorway. When Morgan gave him a funny look the genius just shrugged. "What you don't read the bible?"

"The next victim twenty nine year old Cody Harris was found hanging from another tree three miles from where the previous victim was found." JJ continued.

"Was there a left with him too?" Hotch asked

"'There are the pronouncing of curses and practicing of deception and murdering and stealing and committing of adultery that have broken forth, and acts of bloodshed have touched other acts of bloodshed.'" Reid read in reply.

"What verse is that?" Prentiss asked.

"Hosea 4:2." Reid recited without looking up from the case file. JJ couldn't help but smile slightly as Morgan rolled his eyes.

"The third victim was found last night in a park seven miles away from both previous dump sites. David Clark, also twenty nine. He was stoned to death." JJ pulled up the last photo. "His note said: 'For they have fed themselves with the bread of wickedness, and the wine of acts of violence is what they drink. . .'"

"Proverbs 4:17"

"So we have three bodies and they just now decided to call us in?" Morgan asked. JJ nodded, not being able to give an explanation as to why it had taken so long for them to be called in.

"Where is this taking place?" Prentiss asked.

"Vegas." Reid and Hotch said at the same time.

Police Chief Veronica Miller was a very practical woman. Neat, punctual, no nonsense. Calling in the FBI for a case had caused an instant uproar at her station, something she didn't like at all. She wasn't very surprised when most of the officers gave the agents the cold shoulder. She was surprised at how un-FBI-ish the FBI agents looked however. Except for Hotch, of coarse.

Hotch gave Miller one of his professional smiles and introduced himself and the team.

"Reid, Rossi, go with Ms Miller to the dump sites and see if you can get anything from there. This will be all over the news by now but JJ, I want you to try and keep the stories under control. Prentiss, Morgan, and I will go and interview the families. Call me if you get anything." After Hotch finished giving orders the team set about their tasks.

And that, my friends, is Chapter 1. Review. Advice and Criticism is much appreciated! So, you know, click that magic button down there and make my day. Tata for now, I'll update as soon as possible.